JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The PGA Tour said yesterday it would follow a new rule that bans the anchored putting stroke used by four of the last six major champions, asking instead for a temporary reprieve for those who play the game for fun.

The announcement after a PGA Tour board meeting is the final piece of confirmation from a major golf organization for Rule 14-1b, which will take effect Jan. 1, 2016, when the next “Rules of Golf” is published. The rule makes it illegal for players to attach the end of the club to their body while making a stroke.

Adam Scott used a long putter held against his chest when he won this year’s Masters. Keegan Bradley, in the 2011 PGA Championship, was the first major champion with a belly putter.

The Royal & Ancient Golf Club and U.S. Golf Association proposed the new rule Nov. 28 and allowed for a three-month comment period. They formally adopted the rule May 21.

In February, PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem said the tour was opposed to the new rule because there were no data to suggest an advantage and no “overriding reason to go down that road.” The tour’s opinion was shaped by a players-only meeting earlier that month.

The wrinkle that came out of the tour’s meeting was asking the R&A and USGA to give amateurs more time to adjust away from the anchored stroke.